News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
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Bill Gates on CGIAR and Adapting to a Warmer World
12.02.21Climate change is going to force us to consider entirely new needs. We need to…
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Today’s Climate and Food Crises Can Only be Solved in Tandem
09.02.21Extreme weather driven by climate change, conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic are driving worsening …
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CGIAR Joins Forces with World Food Programme to Tackle Post-Pandemic Hunger
26.01.21-
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN agency will work with CGIAR to bolster food systems amid…
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Investment into Research Must Double to Halt Climate and Food Crises by 2030
25.01.21-
Climate
World’s largest agricultural research partnership seeks to increase funding to $2 billion annually…
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Agricultural Research Unties the Gordian Knot
04.01.21-
Nutrition
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Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Agricultural research and innovation to transform our food system is the only way to cut…
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How Africa can Lead the World in the COVID-19 Recovery
18.12.20-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Africa, compared to Asia, Europe and the US, has largely escaped the devastating death toll…
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News from the Centers and Programs
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Groundwater depletion in India could reduce winter cropped acreage significantly in years ahead
24.02.21-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
India is the world’s second-largest producer of wheat and rice and is home to more…
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Drought-tolerant maize project pioneers a winning strategy for a world facing climate change
24.02.21-
Climate
Since the 1980s, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the International…
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Five big steps toward wheat self-sufficiency in Pakistan
23.02.21-
Genomics
Wheat is not just an essential part of the Pakistani diet, but also absolutely critical…
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First complete cytological characterization of the 2NvS translocation
23.02.21-
Genomics
As scientists study and learn more about the complicated genetic makeup of the wheat genome,…
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How to encourage farmers to adopt sustainable agriculture
23.02.21-
Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
BY VALERIA PIÑEIRO, JOAQUÍN ARIAS AND HONOR DEARLOVE As populations grow and the climate crisis…
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Q&A: A decade of improved and climate-smart maize through collaborative research and innovation
23.02.21-
Climate
The food security and livelihoods of smallholder farming families in sub-Saharan Africa depend on ma…
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